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Web Developers Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of web developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of web developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Web Developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,160
25th Percentile Wage
$85,080
50th Percentile Wage
$111,840
75th Percentile Wage
$142,640
90th Percentile Wage
$165,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for web developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,160.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of web developers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$111,840
4.02% 21.68%
2016
$107,340
12.63% -
2015
$93,780
-1.06% -
2014
$94,770
6.42% -
2013
$88,690
1.24% -
2012
$87,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Web Developers Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $111,840, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for web developers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $106,790). In comparison, the median annual salary of web developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$111,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$106,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$93,400
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$82,560
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$80,100
Bakersfield-Delano
$72,380
Modesto
$70,130
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$69,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$69,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$68,050
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$68,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$67,180
Napa
$65,960
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$63,780
Salinas
$63,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,610
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$60,570
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$58,910
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$55,280
Stockton
$55,270
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$55,270
Vallejo-Fairfield
$55,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$48,490
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,850
Fresno
$47,310
Chico
$45,920
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$43,520
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$43,310